Viper gets more venom with TA package

2014 Viper SRT TA.

Chrysler

2014 Viper SRT TA.

Chrysler

2014 Viper SRT TA.

Chrysler

By Derek McNaughton, Postmedia News

Originally published: March 19, 2013

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Chrysler Group’s SRT (Street and Racing Technology) team, in collaboration with professional road racers, has created the 2014 SRT Viper TA (Time Attack) package — specifically built for the enthusiast driver who wants to use their car at the more than 150 road-race courses around North America.

A year after the world debut of the 2013 SRT Viper at the 2012 New York International Auto Show, the 2014 SRT Viper TA will make its debut on the same show floor at the New York Auto Show March 27.

Based on the SRT Viper model, the 2014 SRT Viper TA package builds on the track capability of the American hand-built supercar using a majority of pre-developed components from the SRT warehouse.

Under the hood of the TA is a handcrafted, all-aluminum 8.4-liter, mid-front V-10 overhead-valve engine rated at 640 horsepower and 600 lb.-ft. of torque – the most torque of any naturally aspirated sports-car engine in the world.

Inside, the performance driver-oriented cabin of the 2014 SRT Viper TA uses the same standard premium ballistic fabric racing seats from Sabelt, featuring a lightweight fiberglass shell created by a state-of-the-art resin transfer molding technology for mass reduction and long-term durability. Both driver and passenger seats can also accommodate a 3- or 6-point harness for racing belts.